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Tom Johnson
Tom Johnson is the interim academic dean of Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle and a former PCUSA pastor.
Let us say what we believe
David Heim’s recent post
reminded me of how the creed is introduced in worship in the last two...
The prodigal and the unreligious
In response to the religious leaders' concern that Jesus was welcoming and associating with clearly unreligious people, Jesus told stories about God's attitude toward such wayward folk, as we find ...
Whipping US into shape?
Our gospel lesson comes just after the story of Jesus' first "sign": turning the gallons of water intended for purification rites ...
The enemy church: Pullman's agenda in 'Compass' and beyond
Philip Pullman, British author of the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, makes no attempt to disguise his distaste for Christianity. As one of his characters says, “The Christian religion is a very powerful and convincing mistake.” But Pullman's depiction of Christianity is reductive.
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